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\nAP® Psychology Exam  \nSECTION I: Multiple-Choice Questions  \nDO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.  \nInstructions  \nAt a Glance  \nTotal Time  \n1 hour and 10 minutes  \nNumber of Questions  \n100  \nPercent of Total Score  \n66.6%  \nWriting Instrument  \nPencil required  \nSection I of this exam contains 100 multiple-choice questions. Fill in only the ovals for numbers 1 through 100 on your answer sheet.  \nIndicate all of your answers to the multiple-choice questions on the answer sheet. No credit will be given for anything written in this exam booklet, but you may use the booklet for notes or scratch work. After you have decided which of the suggested answers is best, completely fill in the corresponding oval on the answer sheet. Give only one answer to each question. If you change an answer, be sure that the previous mark is erased completely. Here is a sample question and answer.  \nSample Question  Sample Answer  \nOmaha is a A  C D E   \n(A) state  \n(B) city  \n(C) country  \n(D) continent  \n(E) village  \nUse your time effectively, working as quickly as you can without losing accuracy. Do not spend too much time on any one question. Go on to other questions and come back to the ones you have not answered if you have time. It is not expected that everyone will know the answers to all of the multiple-choice questions.  \nAbout Guessing  \nMany candidates wonder whether or not to guess the answers to questions about which they are not certain. Multiple-choice scores are based on the number of questions answered correctly. Points are not deducted for incorrect answers, and no points are awarded for unanswered questions. Because points are not deducted for incorrect answers, you are encouraged to answer all multiple-choice questions. On any questions you do not know the answer to, you should eliminate as many choices as you can, and then select the best answer among the remaining choices.  \n12 | Cracking the AP Psychology Exam  \nThis page intentionally left blank.  \nGO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.  \nPractice Test 1  \n13  \nSection I  \nPSYCHOLOGY  \nSection I  \nTime—1 hour and 10 minutes  \n100 Questions  \nDirections: Each of the questions or incomplete statements below is followed by five answer choices. Select the one that is best in each case and then completely fill in the corresponding oval on the answer sheet.  \n1. When she was in elementary school, Matilda became quite good at playing the recorder. She is a teenager nowand has not picked up a recorder in many years. When she tries to resume playing the instrument, she finds it very difficult to find the correct finger positions. This isan example of  \n(A) constructive memory  \n(B) retroactive interference  \n(C) pruning of neural networks  \n(D) proactive interference  \n(E) source monitoring errors  \n2. Pruning refers to  \n(A) loss of hippocampus activity due to Alzheimer’s disease  \n(B) reduced sensory organ stimulation in response to an unchanging stimulus  \n(C) activation of the ventromedial hypothalamus when someone is full  \n(D) cutting back of unused neural networks during adolescence  \n(E) heightened metabolism due to malfunction of the thyroid  \n3. Which of the following types of scientists were the first to contend that an individual’s ways of thinking are shaped primarily by cultural values and ideas?  \n(A) Structuralists  \n(B) Ethologists  \n(C) Sociobiologists  \n(D) Behaviorists  \n(E) Anthropologists  \n4. Which of the following is the best example of an attribute that is culturally based rather than primarily psychologically based?  \n(A) Caring for one’s children  \n(B) Arriving on time for work  \n(C) Having the desire to reproduce  \n(D) Seeking food and water  \n(E) Smiling  \n5. Every time you buy ice cream from the Yellow Brick Road ice cream parlor, you get your over-the-rainbow card stamped. Once you purchase ten items, you get your next item free. 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